Amazing ANDROID

A user over at Android Central received an OTA notification on his Verizon Galaxy Nexus , and managed to pull the file and make it available for download. Apparently the update contains Android 4.0.4 IMM30B. This seems to be a limited release, most likely for internal testing, so if you decide to flash this, don’t be surprised if you see some weirdness. Keep in mind that this is only for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus, and will only install on a completely stock unit. No word yet on what this update fixes or changes, so if you are brave enough and fit the requirements above, download the file here  and let us know what you find!

Everyone has an idea of what their perfect android phone would be. While I would say that the Galaxy Nexus running Codename: Android would be as close to a perfect Android experience yet; I have found that I am wanting and missing various aspects that other Android phones have or need. I often contemplate what that phone would be like if I had a say and while I do not have Samsung , HTC , or Motorola on speed dial I’ve decided that I will share my opinion with you. So without further digression here it is, my perfect phone. Design/Form Factor: I do like the Galaxy Nexus phone factor. The curved class works well and the phone holds well. However I do have to say that I liked the way the Rezound felt in my hand. That phone felt solid and not overly heavy. I like the Nexus and it feels sleek but the plastic is definitely apparent. I would say that the design of the phone would be perfect if it had Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus sleekness and it were coupled with HTC’s smooth metal fi...

As many know by now, the mighty duo of CEO’s at RIM, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis have stepped down only to promote one from within.  Taking over as single and only CEO of Research in Motion is Thorsten Heins, a four year COO who worked closely under Jim and Mike.  In recent news, he’s been given the cold stare thanks to making such statements as  “I don’t think there is some drastic change needed,” and   “We are evolving. We’re evolving our strategy, we’re evolving our tactics, our processes.”   As one standing from the outside looking in, I’d argue in favor of a drastic change, personally.  But hey, RIM’s the competition so I’m not pressing the issue.  However, the question does arise, should Google’s Android be afraid?  As much as I would love to shout from the roof top “ hell no! “, I”ll try to keep it professional here.   With RIM falling drastically behind every quarter, Android, iOS and Windows Phone pretty much occupy the...

Sprint is officially rolling out the EL29 update for the Epic 4G Touch smartphone. Shouldn’t be too surprising considering we saw the source kernel became available last week and we expected the subsequent update to drop at any given moment. In case you’re interested, here’s the changelog for the update: Security update Dismissing multiple calendar alerts Commercial Alert System (CMAS) activated Notice the security update enhancement? This must mean that Sprint is chugging along in its quest to remove Carrier IQ from its devices. The EL29 update will bring your software build to version S:D710.0.5S.EL29 and will be released in stages. Moreover, Sprint highlights all devices should get it it within the next 10 days. If you’re an Epic 4G Touch owner, keep a lookout for the update notification to indicate your phone is ready to receive the update. Of course if you are the impatient type and want to do a manual update, just go to the menu –> setting...

We’ve heard a lot about the Nexus Two coming out with Android 2.3 in the next short few weeks. Due to a delay with the Nexus Two, that is not going to happen until further notice from Google. The Nexus One however may be the first recipient of Android 2.3 regardless of the Nexus Two delays. The news comes to us from one of the developers of the Open Handset Alliance, who is one of the governing bodies of the Android project. Alvaro Fuentes Vasquez tweeted the following; Preparen sus Nexus One (Developer version) para la actualización vía OTA de Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) para los próximos días 

Earlier today we reported XDA forum member  dirbliss had successfully rooted the Motorola DROID 3. Now, thanks to  Framework43, krazykrivda, and  psouza4 over at rootzwiki, we have an uber simple one-click root method for stock Gingerbread. I have tested this out on my Droid X running 4.5.602 and everything went flawlessly. As per P3Droid , this method should work on the Droid 3, Droid X, Droid X2, Cliq and Cliq 2. Here’s how it goes down, but proceed at your own risk: Motorola drivers need to be installed – 32bit here and 64bit here Download and unzip ‘Droid 3 easy root script v7′ to your PC  from here Turn on USB debugging on your phone by going to Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging(check box) Plug phone into your computer and select “Charge Only” mode from your phone’s notification drop down (pull down your notification bar and tap USB connection to change). Navigate to ‘Droid 3 easy root’ folder you unzipped to...